Multiple surfaces into one surface ?

[Cbgstyleshindsbock]

Hello since my mastercam doesn't support multiple surface toolpaths I need to create one solid surface from multiple surfaces and then create a toolpath from the one solid surface

Does anyone know how to do this and how?

[Guest]

Yup,

 

You create some geometry here, and add a little there, click a few things like this and presto, you're done

 

See, it's easy

 

 

 

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We really need more than that to go on

[Thad]

The easiest way would be to get your boss to upgrade to mill level 3.

[kh012]

back in the day i had to do this alot.

you have to create curves thru the surfaces using the slice feature.

then you have to pick all those splines to create one surface.

pay attention to the ends of the splines because sometimes the surface will roll under.

if it does tweak the end points of the splines and try again

 

HTH good luck

 

Ken

[crazy^millman]

back in the day i had to do this alot.

you have to create curves thru the surfaces using the slice feature.

then you have to pick all those splines to create one surface.

pay attention to the ends of the splines because sometimes the surface will roll under.

if it does tweak the end points of the splines and try again

 

HTH good luck

 

Ken

 

Net surface supports points so if you added points on the surface and used average then you will get best possible results.

 

HTH

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

Or just use two or more toolpath operations. Or project lines onto the surfaces with an offset equal to the radius of your ball mill, and use 3D Contour.

[JAMMAN]

Net surface supports points so if you added points on the surface and used average then you will get best possible results.

 

HTH

 

Not meaning to hijack but I use net surface all the time, I just threw some points down and tried this in excitement being it would make my life easier in many ways..... no surface appeared.

[kh012]

the method i described was shown to me by the instuctor when i took the classes for V7.

when we went to V8 we upgraded to mill level 3 so it eliminated having

to do this, never tried a net surface. but after the upgrade didn't need to

do it, so never looked back.

 

Ken

[Guest]

Seriously, OP asked a question, a rather loaded question and has yet to provide ANY more detail

 

Can it be done, maybe but until we know exactly what he's trying to do, all any of us can do is relate that we've been able to do it, which may or may not help the OP